Thanksgiving
2220 recipes found
Snickerdoodles
These classic, tender cookies taste of sweet butter, cinnamon — and not much else. Since ground cinnamon plays such an important role, be sure to check that it's still fresh and spicy before making these treats. The cookies' secret ingredient, cream of tartar, is an acidic salt and a byproduct of wine making. Often used to help stabilize egg whites for meringues or as the acidic component of baking powder, it helps these cookies stay soft and chewy.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Spinach artichoke dip has a way of inciting controversy. Should it be served cold or hot? Is it lowbrow or classic? Should it be served in a bread bowl or with tortilla chips? Well, the good news is that there are no wrong answers here, only delicious, creamy dip. This particular one is best served hot (or at least room temperature), but it is also acceptable to spread it on crackers after being chilled. And with the inclusion of fresh spinach, it could almost be described as classy. Use canned artichoke hearts; they've got a tangier flavor and better texture than the frozen ones. If you want to go a step further, transfer it to a skillet and run it under the broiler after cooking, which gives you bubbling dip with a golden top.
Butternut Squash with Pancetta and Sage Leaves
Quick & easy Butternut Squash with Pancetta recipe. It hits all the right notes - caramelized squash, crispy pork, creamy creme fraiche, and the crunch of sage.
Inverted Puff Pastry
This inverted puff pastry recipe looks daunting but it's not. It's so easy! You can make puff pastry at home for nearly any dessert that needs crisp or crunch.
Raw Chocolate Cashew Cream Cookies
Raw Chocolate Cashew Cream Cookies with Raspberry Nibs. Easy, creamy and bursting with fresh chocolate flavor. Make in 10 minutes!
Royal Icing
When it comes to decorating sugar cookies, there’s nothing more iconic or festive than that thick, glossy royal icing. You'll want to mix the ingredients until they're fluffy, and until the icing flows fluidly from the whisk. Once it's the texture of hot fudge, it'll be ready to apply to your cookies. After it dries, at least an hour later, it’ll take on a matte, smooth appearance resembling an eggshell, a perfect canvas for your most inspired designs.
Rye and Ginger Cake
This cake is a simple delight, a nice ending for a rich dinner or something to enhance teatime. It depends on ginger, the candied kind, though some ground ginger ramps up the cool spice flavor. The candied ginger, and also raisins, are macerated in whiskey — rye in this case, though bourbon, Scotch, or Irish or Japanese whiskey would be fine. And the whiskey contributes to a final glaze.
Tangy Plum Dip
A very healthy and delicious Plum and raw mango Chutney
Jacques Pépin's Fromage Fort
This fromage fort recipe's process is almost embarrassingly simple—put cheese in a food processor with wine, a garlic clove, and black pepper, and blend.
Whole Roasted Breast of Veal
A whole breast of veal is a succulent, fatty, tender magnificence to enjoy, at any time, but especially so when you have holiday turkey and ham fatigue. It doesn’t make immediate sense that I consider the veal — with its fat and cartilage and bone and sinew and silver skin — a light meal, but in my experience, the few bites of sticky tender meat you end up with are so outrageously succulent and hit the spot so hard you don’t need more. The long, slow, low overnight cooking is perfect for both the meat and your schedule if you are trying to pull off a real, civilian party — and sit down at it.
Thanksgiving Leftover Potato Fritters
Simply combine whatever leftover potatoes you've got with an egg, some breadcrumbs, and spices in this recipe. These fritters are amazingly delicious.
Aligot (Mashed Potatoes With Cheese)
Somewhere between buttery mashed potatoes and pure melted cheese lies aligot, the comforting, cheese-enhanced mashed-potato dish from central France. The key to getting a smooth, airy texture is to rice the potatoes while they're still hot, then incorporate cold butter, hot milk and grated cheese over low heat. To build up the stringiness of that melting cheese, Ham El-Waylly, a chef at the Brooklyn restaurant Hail Mary, suggests whipping it with confidence, speed and vigor. This is what will create aligot's characteristic cheese strings: long and sheer, with some elasticity. "They should fight with you," Waylly says. While fresh tomme or Cantal is traditional, Gruyère or Comté work well, too.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Apple Brandied Coconut Pecans
Sous Vide Brussels Sprout Confit
Brussels sprouts are delicious on their own or flavored! In this sous video recipe, we add Chipotle tabasco to give the dish contrasting flavor.
Bariis (Somali-Style Rice)
Somali-style rice, when prepared for festive occasions, can be a satisfying meal on its own: The rice is cooked in a rich stock and often jeweled with pieces of meat and vegetables. This version of the dish comes from Ayaan and Idyl Mohallim, twin sisters who make their own xawaash, an aromatic spice mixture that is layered with fenugreek and turmeric. The finished rice is also generously seasoned with saffron, as well as softened peppers and raisins. At Thanksgiving, the rice is a versatile side with roast turkey and vegetables, and the day after, it's a great base for leftovers. You could easily use a vegetable stock in place of a meat stock for a vegetarian version, and add more vegetables to the topping. The Mohallim sisters, on occasion, add blanched green beans to the mix.
Gluten-Free Turkey Gravy
Cal Peternell’s Fried Herb Salsa
Cal Peternell’s 4-ingredient herb salsa recipe--a smart way to dispense with herbs in the crisper, and a last-minute dinner savior in one.
Easiest Dulce de Leche a la Bain-Marie
It is a rather hands-off recipe since the condensed milk browns nicely thanks to the Bain Marie. Pair it with toast, saltine crackers, or fresh apple slices!
Apple Salad With Walnuts and Brussels Sprouts
Waldorf salad is definitely in the DNA of this starter from the Publican restaurant in Chicago. Apples and walnuts provide the base, and raw brussels sprouts and kohlrabi take the place of the celery. The dressing, a honeyed vinaigrette made with walnut oil, is lighter than mayonnaise, although the ricotta contributes creaminess. The cured ham on top elevates this to a sophisticated first course, but eliminate it to make the salad vegetarian. Best of all, the salad can be prepared in advance and holds up nicely on a buffet.
Cranberry Mustard
Perfect on just about any sandwich, and particularly good with cheeses, especially those with a bit of character. ;o)
Speculoos Cookie Tart Crust
Speculoos Cookies may be for Christmas, but they´re even better as Crust: crumble, mix with salted butter, ready. Use in recipes with apples or cheese filling.
Stuffing Croutons
I put my Mom's stuffing in the freezer to eat it for months after Thanksgiving. This is what happens when I just can't eat it anymore. Great for salads.
Transformational Turkey Pot Pies
I stock my post-Thanksgiving freezer with these, bracing myself for those long days of cookie-baking, gift-wrapping, and card-writing that start on Black Friday and steal away any time to prep a meal. I like to justify my obsession with single-serving ramekins by using them to make individual pies; well-wrapped in plastic and foil they will keep in the freezer until the new year. If you prefer, use a freezer-to-oven two quart casserole dish and serve your whole family. Quantities listed are approximately one serving; multiply as needed.
Chicken Thighs Confit
For this confit chicken recipe, let the thighs brine overnight with garlic and herbs, then place in a roasting pan, cover with oil, and roast for 6 to 8 hours.